Edgar Allan Pooh
. . . what red-haired Wookies like to eat, Warner Bros. provides an answer in the 1952 Looney Tunes animated short, WATER, WATER EVERY HARE. It turns out that the "Evil Scientist" who Hare-Naps Bugs Bunny from the latter's impromptu water bed to transplant his brain into the former's giant android also has a ginger Wookie under lock and key (which would seem a more size-appropriate transplant option, were not Wookies so brainless that most of their vocabulary sounds like squeaky doors and defective plumbing). Anyway, Mr. Green Scientist lets slip that spider goulash is a crimson Wookie's favorite treat. Perhaps an even more major revelation highlights WATER, WATER EVERY HARE in that Bugs has constructed his lair smack dab in the middle of a flood plain, counting on the U.S. government to bail him out as many times as he can get away with (American taxpayers have sprung for two dozen home make-overs--each!--for some of the most notorious waterfront Fat Cats during recent years, thereby making them dead ringers for the critters who did in the Father of Our Country--George Washington--that is, leeches!). Clearly, Warner Bros. is using Bugs to warn us against the advent of a special government insurance giveaway scam for the Super Rich!
Michael_Elliott
Water, Water Every Hare (1952) *** 1/2 (out of 4)A great imagination is really what pushes this Looney Tunes short into the classic territory. A flood forces Bugs Bunny out of his hole when he ends up in a strange castle where a deranged scientist puts Rudolph, a red headed monster onto him. This is one of the more famous shorts in the series and it's easy to see why because of the brains known as Chuck Jones. Not only is his animation of Rudolph, the scientist and the robot monster all perfect but he also does plenty of small things that many might not notice. One of my favorite moments is when the hole is flooded and Bugs gets up to get a drink of water. While walking back the top of his ears are outside the water and while many might not see the comedy here I see it as a small, magical moment by Jones. There are plenty of laughs from start to finish as Bugs is in classic shape and he's got two great villains to work with.
ccthemovieman-1
Bugs is flooded out of his hole, still asleep in bed. The bed floats for miles and winds up at an "evil castle" (it says so in neon lights!) with a green-headed Boris Karloff-imitated voiced Dr. Frankenstein guy in charge. Bugs finally wakes up, sees all the crazy sights, panics and runs. The scientist unleashes his reddish-orange hairy monster "Rudolph" to capture the rabbit.I enjoyed the artwork in this animated short, but the story didn't have a lot of laughs, certainly as much as it should have had considering the premise.
movieman_kev
Bugs Bunny is whisked away via his bed to a mad scientist's castle when his rabbit hole is flooded in the great Chuck Jones directed and Michael Maltese penned Looney Tunes short. As a kid, i loved watching 'that VERY hairy monster' and still get a kick out of him as an adult. This is one of my favorites.On a side note: I'm writing these reviews as I rewatch each tune as they're ordered on the 'Golden Collection' set. So after "What's up Doc?" and "Rabbit's Kin" I was VERY glad that I didn't have to sit through another Robert McKimson directed short. Don't get me wrong I'll ALWAYS be grateful that he created Taz and Foghorn, I just dont care for alot of his Bugs cartoons.This cartoon is the eighth Looney Tune short on Disk 1 of the 'Loony Tunes Golden Collection' My Grade: A+
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